^^^I've never heard of schools limiting the number of PNMs allowed to register. Do you know which other schools do that?
I have no clue why IU doesn't do it, but it may have to do with the high numbers of drop outs over the break. They know that x% of the PNMs won't even show up to the 2nd day, so the numbers even themselves out?
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You could argue that arbitrarily picking a number limit of PNMs is 1) interfering with the sororities' and the PNMs' freedom of association 2) interfering with membership selection.
If you're a dingdong and don't register by so and so date, that's your own fault...but to not be able to rush because someone made it to the GL office 5 minutes before you did and got the last spot? I can't see where that is fair - to sororities or PNMs.
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I don't remember which school it was but I remember reading it here and looking at the link to the school's page and there it was. If I remember correctly, it was one of those schools that is super competitive that you wouldn't normally think of as being that way ..... maybe USC or Arizona?
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Two years ago Arizona had a statement on their registration web site that registration would be limited to 1200 PNMs.
Do they still? Did it have a point for them to say that (i.e. do they normally get more PNMs than that)?
Like I said this sounds like opening a can of worms that is totally unnecessary. If the chapters are too big for your taste, add another one! But don't deny women the chance to be Greek in the interim.
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IU Panhellenic just approved extension. So hopefully a year from now there will be (at least) one new chapter!
I don't see a limit on the number of women who can register. We want to get the best possible women for our houses, we wouldn't want to restrict who was able to rush. But we are VERY strict about women who miss the registration date. If you try to register at midnight on the day after you can't. No exceptions.
I'm really excited for recruitment too! Nothing compares to spending the entire weekend with your sisters. And good luck to all the ladies going through 19 party.
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